Torquay, Australia Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

TORQUAY is the centre of surf culture on Victoria's "surf coast", which extends from Point Lonsdale, on the Bellarine Peninsula, to Lorne; two local beaches, Jan Juc and Bells Beach , are solidly entrenched in Australian surfing mythology. If you're not here for the surf, then there's not really a lot happening: in hot weather the place is boisterously alive, but out of season it's somnolent and low-key. The big event here is the Rip Curl Pro & Sun Smart Classic, held at Bells Beach in Easter, which draws national and international contestants and thousands of spectators (call … more »